Display stand



M. SALGO DISPLAY STAND June 29, 1937.

Filed May 20, 1956 INVENTOE MART/N 5,4L60

I .62M. ATTORNEY Patented June 29, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to display stands, and it has for a purpose the provision of a display stand structurally characterized by its simplicity and low cost of manufacture, and functionally characterized by its ability to support a plurality of brassires in such extended form as they Would appear when worn on the body whereby, the display effectiveness of the brassires is greatly enhanced.

It is also a purpose of my invention to provide a display stand for brassieres which embodies one or more pairs of bust forms on which the pockets of a brassiere are supported in a naturally extended position, while the shoulder straps are extended over a support to aid in maintaining the brassiere pockets on the bust forms at the same time displaying the shoulder straps.

I will describe only one form of display stand for brassieres embodying my invention and will then point out the novel features thereof in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a View showing in front elevation one form of display stand embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the display stand in side elevation.

In carrying out my invention I provide a display stand which comprises a base l5 preferably of square form, to the center of which is secured an upright or standard l6 preferably square in cross section, which rises to any height desired. Screwed or otherwise secured to the upper end of the standard is an ornamented knob H.

The front side of the standard is formed at regularly spaced intervals along its length with transverse grooves 18 in each of which is secured by nailing or glueing a cross arm IS. The arm [9 extends to opposite sides of the standard for equal distances, and it is preferably of square form in cross section.

Suitably secured to the front side of each cross arm, with the exception of the uppermost arm, and at opposite sides of the standard l6 are a pair of forms 20, each made preferably of Wood and having the form of a bust with the body painted flesh color and the nipple painted to simulate a natural nipple. The uppermost arm terminates at its ends in ornaments 2| of any suitable design.

In practice, a brassiere may be advantageously displayed by applying it to any one pair of bust forms 20 so that the respective pockets of the brassiere are received by the forms in the manner illustrated in dash lines in Fig. 1. The ends of the brassiere are next extended around the ends of the respective cross arm and secured together by the usual fastener thereon. This operation is followed by looping the two shoulder straps of the brassiere over the respective ends of the next cross arm above in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1. In this manner the shoulder straps function to confine the bust pockets on the forms and sustain the body of the brassiere horizontally on the cross arm. It will be understood that the uppermost cross arm forms a support for the shoulder straps of a brassire applied to the forms on the cross arm next beneath.

With a brassire applied as described it will be manifest that the shoulder straps and the body of the brassire are supported in extended position on the stand to efiectively display the brassire, and with the bust pockets fitted over the forms, and the forms shaped and colored to simulate the natural bust the realistic manner of display of the whole brassiere becomes strikmg.

Manifestly any adjacent pair of cross arms and the bust forms of the lower arm of the pair coact to form a brassiere supporting unit, and by arranging these units one above the other on a single upright support, a plurality of brassieres can be elfectively displayed on a counter where space is usually at a premium.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of display stand embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of my invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A display stand for brassieres, comprising; an upright; a cross arm secured to the upright; a pair of bust forms secured in side by side relation on the cross arm and over which the pockets of a brassiere are adapted to be fitted, the bust forms being spaced from the ends of the cross arms so that parts of the brassire can be supported in extended position laterally from the bust pockets when the brassire is extended around the cross arm and its ends fastened at the back of the upright; and a second cross arm secured to the upright above the first mentioned cross arm, the second mentioned cross arm disposed to the rear of the bust forms and a distance thereabove so that when the shoulder straps of the brassiere are extended over said cross arm the shoulder straps will serve to maintain the pockets on said forms.

MARTIN SALGO. 

